The Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2020–2021 was held on Thursday 3 September.

Programme:

Opening address by Rector Moira von Wright
Speech by Chairperson of the Board Matias Martelin of The Student Union of Åbo Akademi University
The Award “Elvings legat”

You can read a translation of Rector Moira von Wright’s speech as a pdf here: https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Inskriptionstal-2020_ENG.pdf

Chair of The Student Union at Åbo Akademi University Matias Martelin’s speech is available in Swedish here: https://www.abo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Inskriptionstal2020_MatiasMartelin.pdf

Please, find a list of the winners of “Elvings legat” here: https://www.abo.fi/en/news/prizes-awarded-at-the-opening-ceremony-for-the-academic-year-2020-2021-at-abo-akademi-university/